It Really Hurts Me Girl
| "It Really Hurts Me Girl" | |
|---|---|
| Single by The Carstairs | |
| B-side | "The Story of Our Love" |
| Released | 1973 |
| Genre | Soul, funk |
| Length | 3:25 |
| Label | Red Coach RC 802 |
| Songwriter(s) | Cleveland Horne, Raymond A. Evans |
| Producer(s) | Cleveland Horne, Raymond A. Evans |
"It Really Hurts Me Girl" is a song and single by American group, The Carstairs.[1]
In the UK, DJ Ian Levine, having heard this song played on radio in Miami, acquired a copy and played it during a Northern soul event at the Blackpool Mecca in 1973.[2][3] It caused controversy as it was not to the liking of those who preferred traditional Northern soul music based on a sound and rhythm similar to that traditionally emanating from the Motown label. The song is credited with stating a new musical genre that came to be known as modern soul music.[4][5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "It Really Hurts Me Girl". www.discogs.com. 1975. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
- ^ "It Really Hurts Me Girl". www.45cat.com. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ^ "Ian Levine - Interview". www.djhistory.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
- ^ "The Carstairs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ^ "Northern Soul: 40 years of the sound of Wigan Casino". BBC Arts. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ Shapiro, Peter (2005). Turn the Beat Around: The Secret History of Disco. New York: Faber and Faber. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-86547-952-4.
the carstairs it really hurts me.